# Encore vs Home Assistant

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Encore | Home Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 91/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 14 in Platform as a Service | #1 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 12 649 | 91 795 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +164 | +672 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 61 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.58.8 · 20 Oct 2026 | 2026.11.0b0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Home Assistant scores 91/100 against 72/100 for Encore, so it is the safer default.

Home Assistant ships more often: 61 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Encore.

Home Assistant is growing faster right now (+672 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Encore](https://selfhost.directory/project/encore) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/encore.md)
- [Home Assistant](https://selfhost.directory/project/home-assistant) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/home-assistant.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/encore-vs-home-assistant